Meanwhile, a few clicks away on MSNBC, Keith Olbermann was "lobbing softball" questions to Obama, as The Associated Press put it.
You know Al Jazeera, way over on the other side of the world, understands this election as well as any of us do. They compared the Obama-O'Reilly interview to Obama putting his head in the lion's mouth.
Obama's head? What about MY HEAD?!?! Am I really watching Bill O'Reilly two times in a row?!?!
O'Reilly came out with a fastball: the economy, and Obama's income tax plan that would lower tax rates for 95 percent of Americans while increasing tax rates for the richest citizens. ...
"You're a big 'tax the rich guy. You and Hilliary both," Bill-O said.
As the AP put it: "The Fox host complained that Obama wanted "50 percent of my success." They fought briefly over numbers, and Obama said to O'Reilly, "you can afford that." O'Reilly said Obama's plans would promote class warfare. He called him "Robin Hood Obama" and said his tax plan was a "socialist tenet."
Flip the numbers however you want, oh Sultan of Spin, Obama recited, perhaps, my favorite saying of all time in response to your lies.
"There are lies, damn lies and there are statistics."
And then there's Bill O'Reilly. Well, here's a statistic that never lies (wink). Ratings!
The O'Reilly Factor had its second biggest audience of all time with the Obama interview.
Meanwhile, back on Olbermann's interview , he's suggested Obama get ANGRY ... more.
Yes, Olbermann, instead of asking questions, tells a black man who whats to lead the country to be an "angry black man." Uhh. Great strategy Keith!
We'll, let's just wait and see. O'Reilly Part 3 on the topic of Rev. Wright airs Tuesday night. Obama might get angry.
I might get angry.
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Obama-O'Reilly Face Off Part 1 - Hypothetical Bombs Over Iran
Obama-O'Reilly Face Off Part 3- YouTube


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By: Brian on 9/11/2008 12:27PM
Bill O'Reilly? Num Nuts himself? Total Idiot! Put Him PcCain and Bush in a bagg and shake them up you got mixed nuts.
Obama shows what kind of man he is even though it will do him no good. He goes out to get interviewed by his harshest critic in Bill O'Reilly and gives tries to have intelligent conversation on the issues with one of the most ignorant person in the country. That the stupid ass Odd Couple can't answer without turning off more than 2/3s the country. How people get so excited about people who's policies have damn near destroid this country is beyond me. O'Reilly need to go back to the cave he came from and allow intelligent people to use that TV time more wisely.
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By: Blacklace101 on 9/11/2008 6:02PM
Figure it out.. Stop being stupid McCain will raise your taxes... Bush didn't raise your taxes because he stole your money, he sent our tax dollars over to Iraq, he allowed the Exxon, and others to rape us, we paid our asses to heat our homes. Don't be fooled by this non-sense. Obama knows he can't take too much from the rich but he has to do something or do want to remain on this roll-coaster... Why are the poor complaining it's not their dollars he's attempting to use. I haven't heard one rich person speak out against Obama's initiatives.
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By: Tinya on 9/12/2008 10:50PM
Valerie, if you are afraid of Obama for lack of experience, have you seen S. Palins, interview with Charlie? I am more afraid of her than Obama, War with Russia? Come on this is horrible. Go ahead vote for McCain.
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By: lou on 9/13/2008 8:44PM
MAKING HISTORY do we really want the first black man to be president to be a smooth talking know nothing who is going to screw up and make the black community look bad ??? we need to wait for condolezza rice to run. without a doubt one of the most brilliant minds of our time
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By: Brother Martin on 9/15/2008 1:44PM
Well americans it turns out that activism is even needed in the area of the polls.
Our news/poll sources are also partaking in the very same currupt practices that
distort our governing bodies.
The polls have been inaccurate from the very beginning of the democratic campaign.
Obama.Clinton and Mccain have been victimized by numbers that are too low or too high,
Below is the accurate number provided by POLL ACTIVES:
INDEPENDENT VOTERS
Mccain 45%
Obama 55%
REGISTERED VOTERS
Mccain 48%
Obama 52%
We nust be prudent.Republicans have learned the in order to steal the election, the polls previous to election must jive with final count or their will be contraversey.
YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!
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By: link56 on 9/16/2008 10:17PM
Valerie, you must love the way the economy is today?or have you made it off some old soul blood and sweat. You sound like (its about me) later for the rest.
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By: Bill on 9/17/2008 4:40PM
Bill O'Rielly is apart of what is the cancer brewing in this country and the world. The New KKK and Orders who dress in business suits and spreads their twisted propoganda ever so suttle. Not enough to catch directly, but ever so indirectly in a proper way to register in your subcontious. Take a look at him and how he relates to Obama in his interview of him and when he speaks of him on his show. You can see the energy he exudes is one of contempt and distruction.
I think that Black Americans and other minorities need to wake up to whats really going on and stop being distracted to the A & B issues given as snares in the political arena. Because people are so physical, they are caught up in the immediacy of what they can see, touch and feel and not what the should think and understand spiritually. Don't think that the things that are happening in the news are of innocent coincedence! The whole world is being manipulated like marionettes for a greater and sinister end!
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By: Brother Martin on 9/19/2008 3:07PM
It's unfortunate that most americans lack an education on economic
policies.This exploitation of the uninformed has succeeded in convincing
the average american to consider the economic policicies of those
that (buy design) have no problem with destroying the lives of the vast
majority, so long as they and their posterity (their children)
continue to get richer and more powerful.
Here are links, to provide you with the information that our system
of education has by design denied you access.
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzUjNxaQmoE
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l46_HIUEyI&feature=related
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By: Martin Zelaya on 9/25/2008 4:03AM
AMERICA!!! YOU LISTEN AND LISTEN GOOD!!!
In the midst of our presidential race and collapsing economy, our president addressed the UN and did not do well.
Palin has threatened Russia with WAR on the Georgia incident and NATO has been given a warning from Russia to pull all Nato ships from the black sea or Russia will sink each and every Nato ship in that region.
Here in New York at about 4:00 am we've witnesssed US fighter jets flying over the Hudson River.
Our mayor Bloomberg has had his hands tied with respect to imforming the public about any terroristic threats of any kind.
During the hurricanes (Russian HAARP technology) missles have been placed in Venezuela and Cuba via submarines.
There are secret meetings going on in goverment with respect to the Russia/Nato crisis.
Wall Street has been dismantled.
There are no investment banks in New York.
Dubai is the financial center for the world.
WE ARE SITTING DUCKS!
Obama's trip to Russia was an attempt to head off the confrontation.
In the recent past, when Mccain was gaining momentum (thank GOD that's over)Russia interperted that as a sign that republicans were attempting to manipulate the election with their contacts in media, which would be considered hostile to Russia.
There is talk that republicans may make another attempt to frustrate an Obama win in November. Be vigilant!
There is an awful lot of trouble brewing and once again we are the last to know!
Mccain is not interested in diplomacy.
We have madmen in goverment!!!
Below is a link to provide you with more details.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uflMj7cD3QY&feature=related
GOD SAVE US !!!
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